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Since TWC began to blackout certain CBS programming a month ago, CBS shareholders have become richer while TWC shareholders have gotten poorer. It is no coincidence that the gap in the stock performance of the two companies has widened the closer we have gotten to CBS’s September 8 NFL kickoff.

As a result of the dispute, CBS’s stations, and cable networks owned by CBS, remained blacked out in many areas, including large parts of New York, Los Angeles and Dallas. Content is king, and football is the king of content.

TWC is was hit by a class action lawsuit by angry customers last week in which plaintiffs also argue that no notice was given on or before the August 2 blackout and that TWC’s treatment of its customers is “immoral, unethical, unscrupulous, oppressive, and substantially injurious.

Meanwhile, the cost for CBS is relatively benign. UBSUBS Investment Research’s John Janedis. He says the $400,000 per day cost from lost ads and retransmission consent fees is “minimal” for CBS, leading him to reiterate his “buy” recommendation for the stock.

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Congress needs to reform the system and put a end to this crap. These cable networks are getting too big for their birches and demanding outrageous terms amd causing service disruptions almost ever 3-6 months. For one thing, people need to know what they’re paying for. TWC keeps saying that this would raise prices for us…how much. Also CBS asking for 600% more, especially only in certain areas is amoral. TWC wants a deal that doesn’t have Showtime shoved down their throats. Just because Verizon paid for a “Similar deal” that CBS is offering TWC doesn’t mean anything. The point is that CBS is being unfair on several levels. TWC is in almost 30 states, and because CBS wants to raise their fees 600% in a few of those states we all have to suffer. and its not all on TWC, CBS and their CEO are screwing people, they think they have some kind of entitlement since they run one of the most successful networks at the moment due to the success of their shows compared to networks like NBC and ABC who order a season for a show, broadcast a few episodes and then cancels the show without showing the other episodes or giving the show time to grow an audience. Just because CBS was able to humble Charlie Sheen doesn’t mean they’re the best thing since Jesus. They need to let the air out of their head and stop acting like a spoiled brat. Also, to those who say it was TWC who caused the black out, no it was the agreement between TWC and CBS. TWC could be sued by CBS if they didn’t black out the programs after the expiration dates were reached. TWC broadcasting any of those channels would be the same as if someone illegally projected a bootleg of the Smurfs II on the side of their house for the neighborhood. Big legal no no. Also, remember when DirectTV and Viacom were going at it, and Viacom were pulling dirty moves by trying to get people to switch from DirectTV to Dish and other networks? well the same people behind the Viacom thing are also behind this CBS thing. Look up Viacom and CBS and you’ll see their history together. While they might be separate entities ATM, they’re still weened from the same teat.

Stock prices raising is not an indicator that CBS is winning. As a TWC customer that has no choice in any other provider, i find this all as children fighting on the play ground. I am missing some CBS content, mainly a local news channel, but the rest caters to the younger drama filled population, and that doesn’t interest me.

In the old days of the big 4 networks, this may have had a bearing on consumers that was measurable. But with the cable networks throughout the nation, I don’t see 1 network trying to claim they are holding the nation hostage by blocking they’re content because they think they are the best. TWC stopped they’re broadcasting so they weren’t charged any further. But CBS blocking people from Digital Content is basically, ” I have cookies, and I am not sharing with you”. CBS , grow up, and work with others like you should. Not everyone in the world wants to spend a days wages to day for cable prices.